Snooping around – in pictures

In town: London. The fourth bedroom in this £335,000 terrace in SE26 has views across south London.Elegantly groomed and with a south-facing garden, it’s near to Sydenham and Forest Hill stations. But someone else occupies the lower-ground floor.
Wooster & Stock, 020 8613 0060 Photograph: Wooster & Stock

In the country: Gloucestershire. The delectable Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the Hill, near Moreton-in-Marsh, has spectacular scenery. This £198,000 cottage has two receptions and two bedrooms. It’s just a shame the neighbours have right of way across the back, and it’s on the busy A44.
Hayman-Joyce, 01608 651188 Photograph: Hayman-Joyce

Wreck of the week: Northumberland. Yours for £160,000, this two-bed cottage in South Charlton is weary. About £40,000 would install a kitchen and refresh it. Oddly, you have to pass through the living room to reach every room bar a bedroom. Outside is a generous garden and beyond is glorious countryside. But you’re not cut-off: the A1 is just a mile away.
George F White, 01665 603581 Photograph: George F White

Historic home: West Yorkshire. This three-double bedder is a large part of a former mill owners home in Todmorden, Calderdale, and dates to the late 1800s. Although in need of modernisation, the rooms are grandly proportioned and offer a great opportunity for a buyer to really put their stamp on them. Storage is not a problem either: you can cram your must-keeps up in the loft and down in the cellar. Outside is a south-facing garden afforded privacy by the mature planting. Beyond the town centre are the wilds of the moors. Cost: £150,000.
Reeds Rains, 01706 438067 Photograph: Reeds Rains

Literary home: Scotland. Ardnacloich, on the edge of Moniaive in Dumfries, was the home of Rumer Godden, author of more than 70 books, several of which were made into films – perhaps the most famous being Jean Renoir’s The River (1951). Godden lived in this lovely Georgian and Victorian country house, beside Dalwhat Water river, with her daughter, until her death at the age of 90. Perfect for keen gardeners, the property includes two paddocks – one of which is being used as a vegetable garden with chicken run – and there are two greenhouses at the rear. A guide price of £638,000 has been set.
CKD Galbraith, 01556 505 346
Photograph: CKD Galbraith